Conus vicweei

Conus vicweei
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus vicweei Old, 1973
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. vicweei
Binomial name
	Conus vicweei; Old, 1973
Synonyms
	Conus (Textilia) vicweei Old, 1973 · accepted, alternate representation; Textilia vicweei (Old, 1973);

Conus vicweei, common name the Vic Wee's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 91 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Burma, in the Strait of Malacca and off Indonesia.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus vicweei Old, 1973. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Old, W. E. Jr. 1973. A new species of Conus from Indonesian waters. The Veliger 16(1): 58–60, 2 pls.
Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links[]

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Textilia vicweei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus vicweei Old, 1973. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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